һәйкәл

From Persian هیکل‎ (haykal, heykal, “statue”), from Arabic هَيْكَل‎ (haykal, “armature, framework, skeleton”), ultimately from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (É.GAL, “palace, temple”).

Cognate with Uzbek haykal, Turkish heykel (“statue”), etc.

• IPA^(key): [hæjˈkæl]
• Hyphenation: һәй‧кәл

һәйкәл • (häykäl)

1. monument

   Билдәһеҙ һалдат һәйкәле.

   Bildäheð haldat häykäle.

   The monument to an unknown soldier (=a cenotaph)

   .

2. scuplture

   Батыр йәнтөйәгенә ярты быуаттан ҡайтты, тик һәйкәл булып ҡына.

   Batïr yäntöyägenä yartï bïwattan qayttï, tik häykäl bulïp qïna.

   The hero has (at last) returned to his home place after half a century - but only as a sculpture

   .